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Whisper of Midnight
WAS HE A MAN OR A MIRACLE?
A deafening computer surge, a burst of lasers, and he appeared. Was he a hologram, a bizarre energy field endowed with manly mass? Or was he, as Jamie Kent dreaded, the ghost of Hazard McAllister, legendary Scots bluebeard, incarnate?
For flesh he was--over six towering feet of alarmingly sensual muscle and sinew. His blazing eyes devoured Jamie as if she were the innocent lass he'd murdered a century ago.
Yet Jamie couldn't stop the wild, sweeping tides of passion washing through her. She suddenly feared that the brazen apparition who haunted her would abandon her to the terrifying, lonely here and now.
A deafening computer surge, a burst of lasers, and he appeared. Was he a hologram, a bizarre energy field endowed with manly mass? Or was he, as Jamie Kent dreaded, the ghost of Hazard McAllister, legendary Scots bluebeard, incarnate?
For flesh he was--over six towering feet of alarmingly sensual muscle and sinew. His blazing eyes devoured Jamie as if she were the innocent lass he'd murdered a century ago.
Yet Jamie couldn't stop the wild, sweeping tides of passion washing through her. She suddenly feared that the brazen apparition who haunted her would abandon her to the terrifying, lonely here and now.
297 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1966
About the author
Patricia Simpson
62 books19 followersPatricia Simpson grew up in the wilderness of Western Montana, where it meant a 3-1/2 hour drive just to buy shoes. When she was young, the iPod hadn't yet been invented, and there were no radio stations in the area, so on the many long drives for shoes, Patricia amused herself by reading novels or creating her own stories in her head. She was encouraged to write by her sister, who always asked to be read what she had written so far that day, her Egyptian-born English teacher in junior high, and then again by a creative writing professor at the University of Washington. Instead of seeking a writing degree, Patricia chose to pursue a BA in Art and has worked as a graphic artist/web developer at the University of Washington since 1982. Patricia still enjoys painting almost as much as she loves to write.
Ms Simpson has won numerous awards for her fiction, including Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, Career Achievement Award, and has been a finalist in the RITA awards and for Best Indie Paranormal of the Year.
Her Scottish husband encourages her to accompany him on his frequent business trips around the world, and whenever possible Patricia goes with him to scope out spooky historical places to use as the settings of her books.
Ms Simpson has won numerous awards for her fiction, including Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, Career Achievement Award, and has been a finalist in the RITA awards and for Best Indie Paranormal of the Year.
Her Scottish husband encourages her to accompany him on his frequent business trips around the world, and whenever possible Patricia goes with him to scope out spooky historical places to use as the settings of her books.
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January 30, 2023
As a child, the heroine saw a ghost in her families house and it traumatized her so much that she never returned. Now, she's back. Her only family, her brother, is very sick and though she terrified of the place she instantly rushes back to tend to his health. There, she realizes that her brother has done an amazing thing. He's created a hologram projector that makes 3 dimensional and touchable pictures.
In a freak accident, his machine has given that same ghost a physical body. The heroine now has to contend with the fact that not only is he the thing that scared her so much as a child-he's also the man whom she's slowly growing to love.
This was an odd book that leapt from one thing to another. I mean it's pretty remarkable to have the girl thinking the ghost is a murderer to falling madly in love with him a the span of a week. The hero is-granted- very open with his feelings and is genuinely a very good man but it was the heroine with whom I had issues with. She was a coward and the only thing that made her personality bearable was the fact that she knew she was a coward. Her interaction with the scumbag of a boyfriend was frustrating at least and disturbing at most. At one time the dude attempts to rape her. She fights him off, the ghost coming to her rescue-she feeling all happy because he defended her-fine. But the next day they act like nothing happened! I was shocked. I mean the guy just assaulted you and your not even all that angry with him? She continues to date him for the next few chapters until he tries to undermine her brothers invention-then she dumps him... I did really love the hero. He was mans man. He defended himself and others in an instant. He was funny, charming and had a temper when he felt like he was being insulted. I was so happy to read about the sideburns and mustache being shaved off. Overall it was an old fashioned book and some things about it just didn't sit right with me. Not only the whole attempted rape thing but the heroines weakness and general bad example for what a heroine should be.
In a freak accident, his machine has given that same ghost a physical body. The heroine now has to contend with the fact that not only is he the thing that scared her so much as a child-he's also the man whom she's slowly growing to love.
This was an odd book that leapt from one thing to another. I mean it's pretty remarkable to have the girl thinking the ghost is a murderer to falling madly in love with him a the span of a week. The hero is-granted- very open with his feelings and is genuinely a very good man but it was the heroine with whom I had issues with. She was a coward and the only thing that made her personality bearable was the fact that she knew she was a coward. Her interaction with the scumbag of a boyfriend was frustrating at least and disturbing at most. At one time the dude attempts to rape her. She fights him off, the ghost coming to her rescue-she feeling all happy because he defended her-fine. But the next day they act like nothing happened! I was shocked. I mean the guy just assaulted you and your not even all that angry with him? She continues to date him for the next few chapters until he tries to undermine her brothers invention-then she dumps him... I did really love the hero. He was mans man. He defended himself and others in an instant. He was funny, charming and had a temper when he felt like he was being insulted. I was so happy to read about the sideburns and mustache being shaved off. Overall it was an old fashioned book and some things about it just didn't sit right with me. Not only the whole attempted rape thing but the heroines weakness and general bad example for what a heroine should be.
November 13, 2013
Before cell phones, dvds, Ipads and Kindles, people were limited in many ways. Video cassette players were used to watch movies, pagers reminded people to call others and if you had an answering machine by your phone you had state-of-the-art technology. Many of the inventions we used a couple of decades ago are now obsolete.
WHISPERS OF MIDNIGHT takes the reader on a ride to the past. Published in 1991, this story is going to appeal to those who like all things that are vintage -OR- a different take on sci-fi elements that never came to fruition.
Jamie Kent is engaged to a workaholic snob when she finds out her only brother is deathly ill. She leaves her job and returns to her childhood home in the state of Washington. It was the house that gave her nightmares when she was ten years old.
Her brother Mark is a genius in an odd sort of way. He is a techno-geek in applied science before the term ever became popular and Jamie loves all his quirks. He shares with her a special secret; he has invented a 3D hologram with mass, temperature and the use of over 250 colors. Using computers, a video player and a special camera, he is still working out the kinks when suddenly things go wrong. A power surge takes place and before them both is Hazard McAllister. He is the ghost from Jamie's past and he appears to be in the flesh.
Jamie is shocked not only by his sudden appearance but he mistakes her for his one-time betrothed, Nelle. Reared during Victorian times, he is the epitome of men from that era. His thick Scottish burr is reflected in his speech and, at times, had me rereading what he said.
The plot contains a mixture of light suspense, some gothic-like elements, time-travel and a redeeming romance. The last three pages had me rolling my eyes but it was a fitting end to this peculiar depiction of the early 1990's. Unfortunately, it was nothing that will cause me to look for other works by this author.
WHISPERS OF MIDNIGHT takes the reader on a ride to the past. Published in 1991, this story is going to appeal to those who like all things that are vintage -OR- a different take on sci-fi elements that never came to fruition.
Jamie Kent is engaged to a workaholic snob when she finds out her only brother is deathly ill. She leaves her job and returns to her childhood home in the state of Washington. It was the house that gave her nightmares when she was ten years old.
Her brother Mark is a genius in an odd sort of way. He is a techno-geek in applied science before the term ever became popular and Jamie loves all his quirks. He shares with her a special secret; he has invented a 3D hologram with mass, temperature and the use of over 250 colors. Using computers, a video player and a special camera, he is still working out the kinks when suddenly things go wrong. A power surge takes place and before them both is Hazard McAllister. He is the ghost from Jamie's past and he appears to be in the flesh.
Jamie is shocked not only by his sudden appearance but he mistakes her for his one-time betrothed, Nelle. Reared during Victorian times, he is the epitome of men from that era. His thick Scottish burr is reflected in his speech and, at times, had me rereading what he said.
The plot contains a mixture of light suspense, some gothic-like elements, time-travel and a redeeming romance. The last three pages had me rolling my eyes but it was a fitting end to this peculiar depiction of the early 1990's. Unfortunately, it was nothing that will cause me to look for other works by this author.
June 18, 2011
Whisper of Midnight is available at Amazon for $.99 This book has been out of print for awhile. It is actually 304 pages. (The description here says 79)
It is the story of Hazard, a brawny Scotsman accused of murder in his time. Jamie first saw Hazard when she was 10 years old, after her parents had died in a car accident. She grew up thinking her house was haunted, everyone else thought she was a bit crazy. Jamie's brother Mark, was a physicist that had developed a hologram program that brought the ghost, Hazard, back from the dead.
Jamie and Hazard gradually fall in love. There is a some action, romance, suspense and humor woven through the story.
One of my favorite line from the story was:"Ach, look here, Jamie. The machine's a Macintosh. A bonny Scot brought me back, wouldn't ye know!"
Simpson, Patricia (2008). Whisper of Midnight (Kindle Location 625). Patricia Simpson. Kindle Edition.
It is the story of Hazard, a brawny Scotsman accused of murder in his time. Jamie first saw Hazard when she was 10 years old, after her parents had died in a car accident. She grew up thinking her house was haunted, everyone else thought she was a bit crazy. Jamie's brother Mark, was a physicist that had developed a hologram program that brought the ghost, Hazard, back from the dead.
Jamie and Hazard gradually fall in love. There is a some action, romance, suspense and humor woven through the story.
One of my favorite line from the story was:"Ach, look here, Jamie. The machine's a Macintosh. A bonny Scot brought me back, wouldn't ye know!"
Simpson, Patricia (2008). Whisper of Midnight (Kindle Location 625). Patricia Simpson. Kindle Edition.
March 15, 2015
Aaaaaargh!!! This is a fantastic book (despite the 90's references which seriously dates it) and I would have given it 4 stars but for the ending. And this is a major spoiler alert.
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